9-letter words containing c, h, o, p
- prechoose — to choose in advance
- prechosen — to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.
- preschool — of, relating to, or intended for a child between infancy and school age: new methods of preschool education.
- prochurch — favourable to the church
- promachos — a defender or champion
- prophasic — relating to the first stage of nuclear division
- prophetic — of or relating to a prophet: prophetic inspiration.
- proseucha — a place of prayer, esp for Jewish worship
- prothetic — the addition of a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word, as in Spanish escala “ladder” from Latin scala.
- psych out — to intimidate or frighten psychologically, or make nervous (often followed by out): to psych out the competition.
- psych-out — an act or instance of psyching out.
- psychogas — a gas with a mind-altering effect
- psychoses — a mental disorder characterized by symptoms, such as delusions or hallucinations, that indicate impaired contact with reality.
- psychosis — a mental disorder characterized by symptoms, such as delusions or hallucinations, that indicate impaired contact with reality.
- psychotic — Psychiatry. characterized by or afflicted with psychosis. Synonyms: (in nontechnical usage) insane, psychopathic, lunatic, mentally ill; mad, disturbed, deranged, demented, non compos mentis. Antonyms: sane; compos mentis, clearheaded, lucid.
- punch out — a thrusting blow, especially with the fist.
- punch-out — a small section of cardboard or metal surrounded by perforations so that it can be easily forced out.
- punchbowl — a large bowl from which punch, lemonade, etc., is served, usually with a ladle.
- rhapontic — a type of rhubarb
- rhapsodic — extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic.
- rhizocarp — a plant that fruits underground or whose root remains intact while the leaves die off annually
- scaphopod — any mollusk of the class Scaphopoda, comprising the tooth shells.
- schizopod — any crustacean of the former order or division Schizopoda, now divided into the orders Mysidacea, comprising the opossum shrimps, and Euphausiacea, comprising krill.
- sciophyte — any plant that grows best in the shade
- sciosophy — supposed knowledge of natural or supernatural phenomena or forces, usually based on tradition, as astrology or phrenology.
- scotophil — living and flourishing in darkness.
- sharecrop — to cultivate (farmland) as a sharecropper
- sheepcote — a pen or covered enclosure for sheep.
- shopcraft — any of various skilled trades involving maintenance or repair work, as metalworking or boilermaking, especially in the railroad industry.
- show copy — a positive print of a film for use at an important presentation such as a premiere
- showpiece — something that is displayed or exhibited.
- showplace — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.
- slo pitch — slow pitch
- slo-pitch — a type of softball with ten players per side and in which each pitch must travel in an arc from three to ten feet high.
- sociopath — a person with a psychopathic personality whose behavior is antisocial, often criminal, and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience.
- sophistic — of the nature of sophistry; fallacious.
- sophocles — 495?–406? b.c, Greek dramatist.
- spaceshot — a launch of a space vehicle beyond the earth's atmosphere.
- splotches — a large, irregular spot; blot; stain; blotch.
- spot cash — an amount of money paid immediately in cash
- stopwatch — a watch with a hand or hands that can be stopped or started at any instant, used for precise timing, as in races.
- stroupach — a cup of tea
- sun porch — a windowed porch or porchlike room having more window than wall area, intended to receive large amounts of sunlight.
- sycophant — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- symphonic — Music. of, for, pertaining to, or having the character of a symphony or symphony orchestra.
- tape echo — a means of delaying the repeat of a sound by adjusting the time lapse between the recording and playback heads of a tape recorder
- technopop — synthpop.
- toothpick — a small pointed piece of wood, plastic, etc., for removing substances, especially food particles, from between the teeth.
- top whack — the maximum price
- top-notch — first-rate: a topnotch job.